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Period 112SITES OF MEMORY


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Sobor

Asija: “The most important place for me was the Sobor.

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Vienybės (Unity) Square

Galina: “Formerly, the Christmas tree was decorated at Vienybės (Unity) Square.

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Nemunas str. 14, 14 b

Eglė: Hens running across the yard, pigs being farmed behind the house and the old horse of Kaunas silently sitting in the garage...

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1995

Senas Stalčius (Old Drawer)

Music club Senas Stalčius (Laisvės ave.

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1990

Dismantling of Lenin monument

Gintaras: "One detail stuck to my mind from the dismantling of Leninas monument: next to Donelaičio Street, under a tree, I saw an elderly couple, probably of Russian nationality.

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Miesto Sodas (City Garden) during the Soviet times

Arkadijus Vinokuras (member of the "Company"): We were proud of Kaunas, and the situation of Lithuania hurt us, so a lot of us would carry a litas coin featuring Duke Vytautas from the Smetona times.

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1996

Stepžukė

Saulė: After high school, I got into Kaunas Stepas Žukas Technical School of Applied Arts.

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Linksmakalnis

Konstantinas: “My childhood passed here, about 80 years ago.

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What place is this?

Riddle for our website visitors:What place is this?

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1949

Vienybės (Unity) Square after the war

Lili Kristina Vaičekauskaitė-Čepauskienė: If someone is collecting historical material, there is an interesting episode.

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Kaunas mosque

Jonas: "The mosque that previously belonged to National M.

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1994

Merkurijus

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Oakwood Park

Memories about Oakwood Park by people of Kaunas.

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Lions of the War Museum

Žilvinas: “My brother and I, we are twins.

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Laisvės Ave.

Asija: “In the evenings, Laisvės Avenue was full of people.

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1997

Russian Aesthetic Education Centre

A.K.: Russian Aesthetic Education Centre later received the name of Mstislav Dobuzhinsky.

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1990 / 2000

Partizanų street

Street, yard, house. I still remember where a turn should be taken in order to find myself next to the nine-store house, which was my most favourite place in my childhood.

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Linksmakalnis

Irina: “My dad is Russian.

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1946

Flood in 1946

Lili Kristina Vaičekauskaitė-Čepauskienė: The flood of 1946 in Kaunas was a very strong one.

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Ramybės park (Kaunas Old Cemetery)

Eugenija: "I lived nearby.

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